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Tribe Mecinini

Gymnetron from Virginia (4) 10.05.31 - Mecinus pascuorum Weevil beetle - Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pyraster Grey weevil with light brown thorax - Rhinusa tetra European Curculionid Weevil - Rhinusa tetra Mecinus linnavuorii Coleoptera - Mecinus linnavuorii Tiny weevil - Mecinus pyraster
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Curculionoidea
Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Curculioninae
Tribe Mecinini
Explanation of Names
Mecinini Gistel 1848
Numbers
10 spp. (of which only one native) in 4 genera in our area, ~100? spp. in 6 genera total
Range
Palaearctic, with very few native spp. elsewhere (only one in NA & S. Africa each)
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 22 September, 2008 - 12:09pm
Additional contributions by v belov, mfdigiro
Last updated 27 April, 2023 - 9:36am

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